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Byker
August 4th 15, 05:09 AM
Startup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Js-JGp98Wc

Flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6jZ0YbMz4
RiŠardo
August 4th 15, 10:36 AM
On 8/4/2015 5:09 AM, Byker wrote:
> Startup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Js-JGp98Wc
>
> Flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6jZ0YbMz4

Very tidy.

There's a couple of them in the Madrid Museo del Aire, Quatro Vientos.

RiŠardo

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Byker
August 4th 15, 06:35 PM
"RiŠardo" wrote in message
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>
> There's a couple of them in the Madrid Museo del Aire, Quatro Vientos.

Trivia: While touted as the first fighter with retractable landing gear, the
wheels had to be MANUALLY cranked up and down (approx. 45 turns). It was
prone to jamming and required considerable strength from the pilot,
depending on the airspeed. Most of the test flights were performed with the
gear extended.
RiŠardo
August 4th 15, 07:54 PM
On 8/4/2015 6:35 PM, Byker wrote:
> "RiŠardo" wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> There's a couple of them in the Madrid Museo del Aire, Quatro Vientos.
>
> Trivia: While touted as the first fighter with retractable landing gear,
> the wheels had to be MANUALLY cranked up and down (approx. 45 turns). It
> was prone to jamming and required considerable strength from the pilot,
> depending on the airspeed. Most of the test flights were performed with
> the gear extended.

But all part of the Soviet dream!

:-)

RiŠardo

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Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]
August 5th 15, 09:40 AM
On Tue, 4 Aug 2015 10:36:30 +0100, RiŠardo >
wrote:

>On 8/4/2015 5:09 AM, Byker wrote:
>> Startup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Js-JGp98Wc
>>
>> Flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6jZ0YbMz4
>
>Very tidy.
>
>There's a couple of them in the Madrid Museo del Aire, Quatro Vientos.
>
>RiŠardo

The FHC's I-16 is quite the hotrod.
RiŠardo
August 5th 15, 10:43 AM
On 8/5/2015 9:40 AM, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Aug 2015 10:36:30 +0100, RiŠardo >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/4/2015 5:09 AM, Byker wrote:
>>> Startup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Js-JGp98Wc
>>>
>>> Flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_6jZ0YbMz4
>>
>> Very tidy.
>>
>> There's a couple of them in the Madrid Museo del Aire, Quatro Vientos.
>>
>> RiŠardo
>
> The FHC's I-16 is quite the hotrod.
>

Thanks Bob, stunning pictures!

RiŠardo

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Byker
August 5th 15, 08:33 PM
"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
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> The FHC's I-16 is quite the hotrod.

The "flying barrel" seems to have been inspired by the Gee Bee racers. There
was a saying in Russian, "If you can fly the I-16, you can fly anything."
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